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  1. October 09, 2023

    New Recommendations to Combat Rising Rates of MRSA Infections

    Earlier this year, a group of five medical organizations released

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  2. September 20, 2023

    Hydrogen Peroxide Fogging Shown to Significantly Reduce C. difficile Infections

    Hydrogen peroxide vapors utilized in patient hospital rooms may be a significant way to control this deadly disease.

    The 2019 edition of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report estimated that Clostridioides difficile is responsible f

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  3. September 13, 2023

    Leprosy - Old Disease Makes a Comeback in Florida

    In some cases in Florida, patients with leprosy report contact with armadillos, but others to not. These are the only animals known to harbor the disease and have been known to spit when people get too close.
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  4. September 08, 2023

    Will the New EG.5 Variant Cause a Pandemic Rerun?

    May 11th of 2023 marked the end of both the public health emergency and the national state of emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic. However, health professionals are concerned with the rise of the EG.5 variant, an up-and-coming SARS-CoV-2 strain that is potentially more transmissible than any of the current circulating strains in the United States. (1) EG.5 is a descendant of the Omicron lineage XBB.1.9.5

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  5. August 11, 2023

    What Effect Does Good Fats and Bad Fats Have on Alzheimer's

    Omega 3 oils found to be beneficial...

    In last month's issue of MicroBytes, we reported on newer research that discovered fungal elements

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  6. July 28, 2023

    E. coli - Friend or Foe?

    E. coli implicated in colon cancer...

    Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cause of cancer-related death in the United States, with approximately 50,000 deaths reported in 2020. (1) Most cases and deaths may be attributable to risk factors such

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  7. July 10, 2023

    Fungal Infections Found in Alzheimer Patient's Brains

    A shocking new discovery! Numerous fungal species found upon autopsy.

    Alzheimer’s disease (AD) affects more than 6 million Americans, with the majority of those being 65 and older.

    Proteomic analysis of brain tissue from patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s indicates evidence of fun

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  8. June 20, 2023

    Effective Maggot Wound Therapy

    Maggots to the rescue? How Revolting!

    The First World War was a huge tragedy for humanity, but it represented a source of significant progress for physicians to improve their knowledge in the treatment of lesions and wounds.

    The most frequent causes of death at the time, surprisingly, were not related to gunshots or chemical warfare but, rather,

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  9. May 19, 2023

    Rising Incidence of XDR Shigella

    CDC issues an alert...Super Shigella on the Rise

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  10. May 05, 2023

    Puzzling Case Solved by Next Generation Sequencing

    Case history of a brain destroying amoeba...

    A 56-year old man presented with transient coma, nausea, and vomiting when he visited the local hospital. There were no visible abnormalities observed in the MRI and his CSF pressure on the second day of illness

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  11. April 19, 2023

    Cooling Towers That Spread Legionella Infections

    Rising Legionella Infections and Its Prevention in Industrial Cooling Towers

    Although Legionella is found naturally in freshwater environments, it becomes a health concern to the population w

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  12. April 06, 2023

    Rising Antimicrobial Resistance in Pets

    How could anything so cute be so dangerous?

    Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the top ten global public health threats facing humanity.¹

    Ironically, humans are to blame; yet, in recent years, the increase of AMR strains in animals, specifically companion animals,

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  13. March 02, 2023

    Keep Your Arteries Clean: Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease

    What we eat plays an important role in our health and directly affects key health markers linked to our wellbeing including lipid profile, blood sugar, and blood pressure.

    More importantly, foods can alter gut microbial biodiversity, which may lead to the production of harmful byproducts. 

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  14. January 30, 2023

    Can You Get a UTI From Eating Chicken?

    Urinary tract infections (UTI) are considered to be one of the most common bacterial infections worldwide.(1)

    The most common uropathogen causing uncomplicated UTIs is Escherichia coli.(2) Extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) strains cause UTIs via the intestine-stool-urethra route.(3)

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  15. January 20, 2023

    Acid Inhibitors Found to Stimulate C. diff Infections

    Clostridioides difficile (formerly named Clostridium difficile, and widely known as C. diff) is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, obligate anaerobe that causes life-threatening diarrhea in people who take antibiotics, are hospitalized or in nursing homes, and people with weakened immune systems.(1)

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